Darlton is a small village and

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in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the

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about north-east of

Tuxford Tuxford is a historic market town and a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 2,516, increasing to 2,649 at the 2011 census. Geography Nearby towns are Ollerton, Ret ...

. The population of the civil parish was 102 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 110 at the 2011 Census. The

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parish church of St Giles is 12th century and is in the Transitional style. In 1855 it was heavily restored by the architect T.C. Hine. Kingshaugh House was originally a hunting lodge built to serve the eastern Le Clay division of

Sherwood Forest Sherwood Forest is a royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England, famous because of its historic association with the legend of Robin Hood. The area has been wooded since the end of the Last Glacial Period (as attested by pollen sampling cor ...

. It was fortified with earthworks in a rebellion of 1196 against King John. A new lodge was built in 1210–11 at a cost of £550 but was abandoned after 1217. The present Kingshaugh House is a late 17th-century farmhouse that appears to incorporate some masonry from the lodge. Darlton is the birthplace of Charles Read (1604–1669), who became a wealthy shipper in

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. In 1667 Read founded a

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and a set of almshouses at Drax in Yorkshire. When Read died, his will founded further grammar schools at

in Nottinghamshire and

Corby Glen Corby Glen is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately south-east of the market town of Grantham and 8 miles (13 km) north west of Bourne. History The Church of England pa ...

in Lincolnshire. The site of Whimpton Village, a deserted medieval village, is about east of Darlton.

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